You probably have a few questions about my mix tapes after reading my list. Let me answer them:<\/p>\n
1. What is my greatest mix tape? This is very tough but if someone held a gun to my head, \u201cCastrate Donald Rumsfeld\u201d would win.
\n2. Do I have a philosophy or system for a mix tape\u2019s musical progression? No, although I know some mix tape aficionados have very rigid mixing philosophies. I go strictly by feel, the moment. I do, however, like juxtaposing hits and rarities, sometimes from the same artist, sometimes from completely different musical genres. For example, Prince following Merle Haggard.
\n3. What song appears on the most tapes? No contest. \u201cGimme Shelter\u201d by the Rolling Stones: studio version, a dozen different live takes, bootlegs, Keith singing it solo.
\n4. What song do I most regret putting on a mix tape? Easy. \u201cGet into the Groove\u201d by Madonna. Also, anything by Pavement.
\n5. Is there an artist you wish you would have included on more tapes? Yes. Thelonious Monk. His music mesmerizes me and makes me write sentences in my head in concert with his piano playing.
\n6. What\u2019s the best mix tape someone made for you? 1) \u201cThe Fuck Truck\u201d series by AS; \u201cConfessions of a Love Child\u201d by AM. The former included Polaroids for covers and the latter introduced me to some new incredible music, that now of course, is classic alternative rock.
\n7. What\u2019s the best non-musical riff to ever appear on a mix tape? \u201cGreed is Good\u201d speech by Gordon Gekko in Wall Street as it fades into Jane\u2019s Addiction\u2019s \u201cBeen Caught Stealing.\u201d A close second is a Cherokee Indian war chant.
\n8. What\u2019s my favorite song from a band that\u2019s totally disappeared? \u201cDrinking on the Job\u201d by The Rainmakers, with its immortal line, \u201cThe generation that would change the world is still looking for its car keys.\u201d
\n9. What\u2019s my favorite obscure line from a big rock star or band? Tie. \u201cI shot my mouth off and you showed me what that hole was for from \u201cTattooed Love Boys\u201d by the Pretenders and, \u201cLet\u2019s put our hands together and start a new country up,\u201d from \u201cCuyahoga\u201d by REM. I pretty much do that every time I make a new mix tape. I like to think my creation is the sonic Declaration of Independence and Constitution of a new country all rolled into one.
\n10. Do you know anyone better at making mix tapes than you? Yes, my ex wife, Cindy. She taught me the art of naming. She was the greatest mix tape maker I ever saw. And she always illustrated or water colored her covers.
\n11. Did you ever make a mix tape with someone? No.
\n12. Is there any artist\u2019s record that is an absolute must to have around when making a mix tape? Yes. Buddy Holly. He\u2019s got a few great rocking songs that clock in at around 1:30 and are perfect fillers at the end of sides.<\/p>\n\n
You probably have a few questions about my mix tapes after reading my list. Let me answer them: 1. What is my greatest mix tape? This is very tough but if someone held a gun to my head, \u201cCastrate Donald Rumsfeld\u201d would win. 2. Do I have a philosophy or system for a mix tape\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[6,996,993],"class_list":["post-4889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meditations","tag-matt-love","tag-mix-tape-philosophy","tag-mix-tapes","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4891,"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889\/revisions\/4891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nestuccaspitpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}